WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army is investigating a stunning number of suicides in January - a count that could surpass all combat deaths on America's two warfronts last month. According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were 24 suspected suicides in January, compared to only four in January of 2008, six in January of 2007 and 10 in January of 2006. ...more

February 5, 2009

Highlands County residents serving in the military will get a $75 grant from county government for every month of duty in a combat zone. ...more

November 20, 2008

Voters will decide Aug. 26 which of three Democratic candidates will challenge freshman Gus Bilirakis for the 9th Congressional District, a Republican-held seat since its creation in the early years of the Reagan administration. ...more

July 31, 2008

Two tours of duty might not be enough for Vinny Prospal. Tampa Bay acquired the negotiating rights to Prospal from the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in exchange for a seventh-round pick in this weekend's draft. If the Lightning sign Prospal to a contract, Tampa Bay also will send a fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft to Philadelphia. ...more

June 19, 2008

Broken sewage pipes and areas flooded with contaminated water. ...more

May 7, 2008

The top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Wednesday that he is unlikely to call for another troop buildup in Iraq, even if security deteriorates after the extra American troops return home this summer. ...more

April 10, 2008

They call it an invisible wound, and it's quickly becoming known as the signature injury of troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

February 11, 2008

SEBRING — With songs, a poem and words of appreciation, Fred Wild Elementary School students honored and thanked our U.S. military veterans. Theresa Whidden's first-grade class recited a poem Friday that was composed by Whidden, which said in part: "On Veterans Day, we would like to say. With pride-filled hearts, thank you to the veterans who have done their part to keep us safe, to keep us free. Without their courage life as we know it might not be." World War II U.S. Army veteran, retired Cmdr. Sgt. Maj. Harold Linville told the students after Germany's defeat, he was going to be moved from the European theater to the war effort against Japan. But before his deployment, the United States dropped atomic bombs on two cities in Japan ending the war. ...more

November 10, 2007

Wrenita Codrington doesn't listen to the news much anymore. She can't bear it, especially hearing about so many troops killed in action this year. ...more

November 8, 2007